Senate Bill 210 proposes significant changes to the criteria and processes for designating recipients of academic excellence higher education scholarships in Wisconsin. The bill repeals several existing provisions related to the scholarship program, including the specific criteria for high school enrollment sizes that determine how many seniors can be nominated for the scholarship. Notably, it amends the eligibility criteria to allow any high school with at least one pupil but fewer than 500 pupils to designate one senior with the highest grade point average as a scholar without requiring a nomination process from the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB). Additionally, the bill clarifies that seniors eligible for the scholarship do not include those enrolled in home-based private educational programs.

The bill also makes various amendments to existing statutes, including changing the definition of a senior to exclude home-based private educational program pupils and adjusting the language regarding the selection process for scholars. For instance, it modifies the language to reflect that high schools with fewer than 500 pupils can directly designate a senior without the previous nomination requirements. The overall aim of the bill is to streamline the scholarship designation process and expand access to eligible students across a broader range of high school enrollments.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 39.41(1)(bm), 39.41, 39.41(1m)(a)1, 39.41(1m)(b), 39.41(1m)(c)3, 39.41(1m)(c)4, 39.41(1m)(c)5, 39.41(1m)(d), 39.41(1m)(e), 39.41(1m)(g), 39.41(1m)(h), 39.41(1m)(j), 39.41(1m)(m), 39.41(8)
Text as Enrolled: 39.41(1)(bm), 39.41, 39.41(1m)(a)1, 39.41(1m)(b), 39.41(1m)(c)3, 39.41(1m)(c)4, 39.41(1m)(c)5, 39.41(1m)(d), 39.41(1m)(e), 39.41(1m)(g), 39.41(1m)(h), 39.41(1m)(j), 39.41(1m)(m), 39.41(8)